| 1. Manisha Koirala has a background in both Nepal and India. |
| 2. While in school, she engaged in a variety of extra-curricular activities. |
| 3. As a child, she received training in dance forms like Bharatanatyam and Kathak. |
| 4. Due to political events in Nepal, her family relocated to Banaras, India during her school days. |
| 5. Initially desiring to become a doctor, she later developed a passion for acting. |
| 6. Despite her father's wish for her to enter politics, her grandmother encouraged her acting aspirations. |
| 7. In 1989, she was introduced to Indian filmmakers Subhash Ghai, Shekhar Kapur, and Boney Kapoor, who all decided to cast her in their films. |
| 8. Manisha Koirala actively supports women's welfare and cancer survivor causes through social welfare activities. |
| 9. In 2012, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, took a break from acting, and returned in 2017 with Dear Maya after recovery. |
| 10. In 2018, she co-authored her memoir 'Healed', which details her cancer journey and was later translated into Nepali. |
| 11. She portrayed the iconic actress Nargis in the 2018 biographical film Sanju. |
